Im a new member I live in the Isle of Man 64 years old ridden bikes for 50 years, I recently bought a 1986 VT250F, spares and consumable parts seem very hard to come by especially the air filter. I got a box of spares with the bike including some newly cleaned and rebuilt carbs, but one part I need is a centre stand.
Welcome David. I am also in the process of restoring a 1985 VT250F2 and have found a lot of parts on Aliexpress (engine bearings, cables, rubbers, etc) or from CMSNL (pistons, valves, etc). I bought a centre stand from a wreckers (breakers) for mine. My build thread here. https://2fiftycc.com/index.php?threads/another-vt250f-2.10897/page-2#post-134414 And here for my first one. https://2fiftycc.com/index.php?threads/honda-1984-vt250fe.8022/